19,834 Los Angeles County Department Of Public Works

By: Cal-OSHA Decisions

27 COR 40-4124 [19,834]

CITATION - DUPLICATIVE

Where an Injury and Illness Prevention Program violation and a more specific safety order requiring guarding both apply, the guarding violation takes precedence and the safety program violation must be set aside.

INJURY AND ILLNESS PREVENTION PROGRAM - TRAINING IN NEW JOB ASSIGNMENTS

CAL. CODE REGS, tit. 8, 3203(a) (2000) - Although an employee was not trained in the hazards of a new job assignment, working close to high-voltage lines, the general violation was dismissed. A more specific guarding safety order also applied to the hazard and took precedence.

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Summary of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated

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